Ripped from the Headlines

October 11, 2020
In this article from the Bangkok Post, Thitinan Ponsudhirak addresses the student-led movement for education reform in Thailand. He paints a fierce and defiant image of...
October 11, 2020
In the Bangkok Post, Leah Carter writes an extensive article on the unique plight of migrants in the Thai sex work business. She considers the intersecting stigmas they face...
October 11, 2020
In tropical Vietnam where the heat is always burning, it is easy to spot women who fully cover themselves from head to wrist with sun-protective masks, shirts, and skirts...
A stack of Philippine Peso bills, relating to Christmas.
October 10, 2020
Back in March, when the COVID-19 pandemic was only beginning to signal a change in the “normal” life of Filipinos, Senator Bong Go came out to the press recommending that the...
October 10, 2020
While in my first blog post, I wrote about Southeast Asian hip hop from a more general perspective, particularly through the lens of a multimillion dollar, global record...
October 9, 2020
The relationship of the centralized government and the individuals in which they govern in Indonesia are at the forefront of national news, for demonstrations in response to...
October 9, 2020
In “Metal Never Dies: America’s Music Legacy in Vietnam”, Soraya Kishtwari describes the evolution and current place of heavy metal, as both a musical genre and subculture,...

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